Thursday, February 9, 2012

Mario Batali's Eggs in Hell

A few weeks ago, I stumbled upon a daytime show called, The Chew. Have any of you heard of this??? I rarely watch tv, especially daytime television so I had no idea about it. It is basically a network food/talk show with some high profile chefs like Michael Symon and Mario Batali. It seems to be hosted by Clinton Kelly of What Not to Wear fame but since I only watched about half of one episode that is still to be determined... Anyway, in the few moments of the show I did watch I saw a ridiculously easy Mario Batali breakfast/brunch recipe. Eggs in Hell, which is effectively eggs poached in a spicy tomato sauce. Made over the weekend and they were yummy! Or at least I thought so, the husband is not a big fan of runny yolk so he won't go near a poached egg. For those of you with the same appreciation as me for the golden good stuff; hope you enjoy! Its spicy so beware!

Ingredients:

4 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

1 medium onion, coarsely chopped

6 cloves garlic, thinly sliced

4 jalapeño peppers, seeded and cut into 1/4 inch dice

1 teaspoon hot chili flakes

3 cups basic tomato sauce

8 farm fresh eggs

1/4 cup grated Parmigiano Reggiano or Pecorino Romano cheese

Place a skillet, preferably cast iron, over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and heat until just smoking. Add the chopped onion, garlic, jalapeños and chili flakes and cook until softened and light brown, about 7 minutes.

Add the tomato sauce and bring to a boil. Immediately lower the heat to a simmer and carefully crack the eggs one by one into the tomato sauce.

Cook until as set as desired. I like it when the whites set but the yolks are still quite runny, about 5-6 minutes.

Remove the pan from the heat and sprinkle with cheese. Allow to cool 3-4 minutes before serving.

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